Treatment Approaches And Perspectives

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Job Opening~ Full-Time health manager with strong experience…wait, that’s me!

2012/02/02 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Education and Skill Building, Personal Stories, Resources, Self-Care, Strategies No comments

Generally, I avoid using marketing materials to describe what I “do.” It feels to me like using brochures or shoving business cards down people’s throats somehow adds a ‘snake oil’ component th......

MLWT Musings Member Offerings

2012/01/19 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Books, Chronic Illness, Communication, Community, Coping, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Networking, Resources, Social Support, Stress Mgmt No comments

In the Celebrations edition of the MLWT enewsletter, I introduced a new column “Community Sharing.” I will be announcing three topics that come into my email inbox on a regular basis and I am a......

Teaching this ‘old’ dog some self-care tricks

2012/01/14 Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Coping, Lupus, Resources, Self-Care, Strategies, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives No comments

With the return of my lupus symptoms during the holiday ‘flare’, I’ve been making a more conscious effort to notice the decisions I make in treating them. Usually, I only take two medications to......

2012: The Year of ‘There and back again’

2012/01/02 Chronic Illness, Coping, Lupus, Personal Stories, Self-Care, Treatment Approaches and Perspectives No comments

I always look forward to the New Year, full of potential and new experiences. I no longer make resolutions, only because they come with them old pressures and negative mental tapes of past fail......

How do I see my Illness?

2011/12/21 Ankylosing Spondylitis, Arthritis Information, Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Creativity, Fibromyalgia, Health, Holidays & Socials, Internet, Lupus, MLWT, Oregon, Pain management, Personal Stories, Scleroderma, Self-Care, Social Support, Stress Mgmt, Vancouver No comments

I missed the deadline for the PFAM this month, but Leslie has graciously allowed us to submit late and here is mine. I offer both in-person and online Discovery Sessions that focus on wellness –......

Being more attentive in my own care

2011/12/11 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Community, Fibromyalgia, Holistic, Lupus, Self-Care, Strategies No comments

I have been exploring mindfulness practices during my three month hiatus from the blog and have discovered some amazing changes in my own health and well-being. I stepped away from it in the la......

Newest MLWT Guest Writer, Eric Suarez, CPT offers support for our fibro community

2011/10/25 Chronic Illness, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Lifestyle, MLWT, Oregon, Pain management, Resources, Self-Care, Sports & Fitness, Washington No comments

I would like to introduce a new MLWT Guest writer, Eric Suarez, who is a fitness trainer and author of a new book focusing on living healthy with fibromyalgia. As I have been working on buildin......

And the band played on…with you being your own best conductor

2011/10/07 Behaviors and Patterns, Chronic Illness, Lupus, Oregon, Self-Care, Stress Mgmt, Washington One comment

As you already know, I co-lead Oregon Living Well With Chronic Conditions workshops here in the Portland area (although, they are statewide both in Oregon and Washington under the same name – fo......

Quick note about this Saturday’s Beaverton-area Fibro/CFS Support Group Meeting

2011/08/18 Autoimmune Diseases & Syndromes, Chronic Illness, Community, Coping, Education and Skill Building, Fibromyalgia, Guest Blogger, Humor, Local Resources, Lupus, Oregon, Pain management, Scleroderma, Social Support, Washington No comments

Positive Lifestyle Coach, MLWT Guest and overall great gal, Andréa Crisp, will be presenting on Laughter Yoga. It will be a great opportunity to learn a little more about this wonderful breathi......

Elevator Speech

2011/08/12 Chronic Illness, Coping, Social Support, Stress Mgmt One comment

For many of us living with chronic health challenges, we spend a lot of time in elevators. On good days, we try the stairs. That time spent in elevators, however, can reflect our lives ......

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